Yes Wolfgang, I see the sun coming through, for the first time in three days I have a :D on my face as I post with enthusiasum. Tony

Yes, that sun is surely shining through! It is good to see everyone posting! :D

Lovely picture wolfgang. It's so nice to see :D faces again

Stephen, if this group can put smiles on faces can you imagine the possibilities.

Yep, :D :D :D all around today! Isn't it great - just when you think all is lost, it is found again! Gorgeous picture & thoughts Wolfgang, thanks

Yes, smiles all around - a much better day than yesterday........... After work yesterday, I was reading posts on the old forum and was near tears with all the fighting going on in my "home'. Then the phone rang, and when I saw Dani on my caller ID, the dam burst. Tears from a grown man over a forum says a lot about the loss I felt. Today is a new day, and that sinking feeling has been replaced with a lifeboat. My thanks to Stephen, and everyone else involved, for the lifesaver. Mark :D :D :D

Hi Mark, Yes, I think we all had an emotional time, no need to worry about the tears, I know I certainly shed quite a few :( - the loss was tremendous. But here we all are :D ready to sail again with Stephen's help (applause, applause) BTW.....how was Disneyland? Hope you had a wonderful vacation with your family :)

I just thought Mark had a chicken bone stuck in his throat... Every time I call him , He is eating...Munch, Munch, crunch, crunch... Had to turn down the damun volume on my cellphone...ever heard celery stick in your ear? Well, let me tell you the man is an eating machine. How did he like Disneyworld...better ask him about the food... I guess he ate them out of lettuce...too hot to eat regular food...resorted to Rabbit food ( Sorry Nina, daughter of Wolfgang ) . At least he did not eat the rabbit, he only pushed them out of the way to get to the food. This caused quite a commotion in the children's area of the park. "Mommy, why is that man eating the Rabbit's food ?" "Hush, dear that is not polite, he has been driven mad by the heat " Then they couldn't get him off the ride with the teacups...around and around..he went...shoving other children to get back on... He says he will not go back for another 5 years...WELL, it will take that long for the grass to grow back in Animal Kingdom... Oh, I didn't tell you about that ? Well, seems he grabbed the wheel of one of the Safari Jeeps and took off over the Velt. Scattered animals all over the park and plowed figure eights in the turf. I believe it was five...no make that six...Park Police to bring him under control. They had no jail, so they used an empty Monkey cage ...rather fitting don't you think ? He will NEVER tell you this but as we are family I wanted you to know what we are dealing with in the way of correction. I would suggest being very gentle with him, lest he decide to visit any of you in person. If that were to occur, I would also suggest getting a contract with your local grocery. It would be cheaper in the long run. I'm just saying.... :roll:

This time I'm wiping tears of LAUGHTER from my eyes Dani! :lol: :lol: I'm sure Mark will have a very different version of his trip, but yours was sure entertaining :mrgreen: Sounds like something Dana :twisted: would post, ha,ha!

yes, I love the old dear, but he isn't quite right in the head, you know ?

Cliff is in Oslo, today :D http://home.comcast.net/~lizhall973/cliffoslo.jpg

Thanks Liz, bet he's having a wonderful cruise! :mrgreen:

I have checked and we have unlimited bandwidth and space. So if anyone knows how to do it, we can post pictures.

Hurrah, hurrah :D :D I know that Wolfgang uses tinypic and finds that very easy http://www.tinypic.com/ I am not sure just how it works, though. I am sure our Navigational Officer :D will be more than happy to help